brutal weather

[bugchazer]

Man itsbrutal out there. Went out to start shoveling snow , 5 " ,drifting , 28mh winds , 6 degree. Glad Im waiting to fish till sunday. If anyone goes out today or tomorrow , take care , dress warm , be safe .

[majcuz]

Got up an hour ago to start plowing out the farm,   yea,    still drinking coffee and looking out the window.

[octanehi5]

Last night into this morning you did not want to be outside never mind icefishing,I took a walk last night it was brutal. At 6:50 the snow seems to be slowing but not the winds, we are in for one of our coldest days in a long time. I'm going to huddle around the camp fire today. Good idea to wait till the weekend Bugchazer the wind chill is well below zero

[BassOn]

All I know is u dont have to worry about the snow slowing up the icemaking with these temps...probably make an easy inch of ice today.

[eiderz]

I can't speak for larger bodies of water, but the 10 acre ponds on my way to work are all slush. One of them has been locked for three weeks. We only have about six inches here, is there more up North?

[Global Warming in CT]

There was over a foot on Champlain early this week . 
Seriously though, I haven't found any ice in eastern CT that's safe enough for me to enjoy fishing on. Gonna scout some places today/tomorrow and will post some info. Hopefully this snow blew off any existing ice and I can get out Sunday.

[metalfish]

the temp in litchfield is 0 degress and honkin wind 

[lowaccord66]

There was over a foot on Champlain early this week . 
Seriously though, I haven't found any ice in eastern CT that's safe enough for me to enjoy fishing on. Gonna scout some places today/tomorrow and will post some info. Hopefully this snow blew off any existing ice and I can get out Sunday.

I was there Sunday and was walking on mostly firm stuff, some slush, this was roughly 5 or so miles south of Canada.

[PsychologicalPerch]

they were calling for 7 to 14 inches in my parts..got 2 and a half...what a joke

[lowaccord66]

It's a good joke, less is much better....going out tomorrow am...-14 start...

[icefishingct98]

I'm gonna be hitting my crappie lake tomorrow afternoon til dark then a club pond sunday

[gadabout]

It's a good joke, less is much better....going out tomorrow am...-14 start...

hope your smile freezes in place......no wait.....already did

[ctice84]

Yesterday was brutal and wouldn't of gone out without the shanty. Tommorow morning is gonna be insane cold

[eiderz]

Yesterday was brutal and wouldn't of gone out without the shanty. Tommorow morning is gonna be insane cold

Agreed that it's really cold, but our IS friends in the upper midwest, Canada and AK put up with this stuff all year long. Sure makes good ice!

[lowaccord66]

hope your smile freezes in place......no wait.....already did

Edierz didn't ban you yet?  There is to be no complaining about cold, it is what we want.  I wish every morning was -14. 

[eiderz]

Edierz didn't ban you yet?  There is to be no complaining about cold, it is what we want.  I wish every morning was -14. 

Finding out that the two of you are entrusted with children has shocked me far more than the content of either of your posts.

[metalfish]

Finding out that the two of you are entrusted with children has shocked me far more than the content of either of your posts.

[Velcro]

I'm still hoping to go out tomorrow. It's gonna be a miserable first trip but I have to work most of next week and I'm anxious to get out there.

Might only bring a jigging rod and a few tipups, I hate winding up line when it's cold. Maybe a good day to try the shelter, just sit in there and jig.

[Trooper Bri]

Finding out that the two of you are entrusted with children has shocked me far more than the content of either of your posts.

That is scary..... 

[lowaccord66]

Finding out that the two of you are entrusted with children has shocked me far more than the content of either of your posts.

I know right!  I had to take a training class!  Bri your next on the ban list!

[Trooper Bri]

I know right!  I had to take a training class!  Bri your next on the ban list!

Then who ya' gonna PM for Winch intel? 

Who's your other buddy, thinicejunky? Seems a bit wound up.   

[eiderz]

I'm still hoping to go out tomorrow. It's gonna be a miserable first trip but I have to work most of next week and I'm anxious to get out there.

Might only bring a jigging rod and a few tipups, I hate winding up line when it's cold. Maybe a good day to try the shelter, just sit in there and jig.

Velcro, in all seriousness use the shelter. Use a heater if you have it. Take it from someone who was frostbitten badly enough that I lost the skin on my hands and some on my legs and feet. Your face is really susceptible as well, stay covered up.

Best of luck to you, if you go alone don't wander too far from the car. You be safe.    I sound like an old geezer! 

[lowaccord66]

Then who ya' gonna PM for Winch intel? 

Who's your other buddy, thinicejunky? Seems a bit wound up.   

PM for winch Intel?  I live 15 mins away, if I didn't probably Frank.  Thinicejunky was some random guy who took pleasure in trying to take a notch out of me and then deleted his account, was all in good fun!

[Velcro]

Velcro, in all seriousness use the shelter. Use a heater if you have it. Take it from someone who was frostbitten badly enough that I lost the skin on my hands and some on my legs and feet. Your face is really susceptible as well, stay covered up.

Best of luck to you, if you go alone don't wander too far from the car. You be safe.    I sound like an old geezer! 

The cold makes me feel like an old geezer. Think just the jigging rods, spud bar, auger and shelter... and layers of clothes. No messing with shiners.

[Trooper Bri]

PM for winch Intel?  I live 15 mins away, if I didn't probably Frank.  Thinicejunky was some random guy who took pleasure in trying to take a notch out of me and then deleted his account, was all in good fun!

I thought it was you who PM'ed me about where to skitter around on that place for early/late ice. Maybe it was someone else. You're still welcome to join us when we hit the stumps if you haven't already, haven't forgotten that PM.

[jebra]

This is a wierd thread..I don't know what some of you folks are talking about...anyway back to the cold...not supposed to be as windy tomorrow...so the wind chill might not be as bad as today's...especially if you can wait a little to hit the ice. 

Here is a link to the NOAA windchill chart:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/images/windchillchart3.pdf

[fishingabomb2006]

went to start the truck today and it kinda groaned at me.... double checked the block heater plug, added cider blankets on the hood, a tarp over the side and hood and 2 heating pads on the inside of the radiator under the hood, let sit for 2 hours and she decided to groan sputter and belch a giant cloud of smoke but it started!!!

gota love a diesel in this cold!!!!

[octanehi5]

Here in Hamden the temps never went above 14 today, at 7 pm we are dead on 0  Gotta be making good ice

[bugchazer]

6 now in norwich , I hear the ice making.

[bugchazer]

6 now in norwich , I hear the ice making.